Windows 10: Store error code 0x80072F8F and 0x80240438.

For months, I've been having issues getting apps from the Microsoft Store on my desktop computer with errors 0x80072F8F or 0x80240438. I've tried every suggestion that I could find online including running wsreset.exe, restarting the BITS service, running the BITS troubleshooter, running the Windows Update and Windows Store Apps troubleshooters, running the System File Checker, and several other suggestions from various support forums.I was already planning to do a clean install of Windows 10 to address this and a couple other issues, but since Windows 11 is now officially released, I did a c

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Cannot install updates or Store apps, error code 0x80072F8F

All this looks alright, except the SFC /SCANNOW command returned a note about there being some corrupt files - I have the log saved if (part of?) it would be useful?

 

Cannot install updates or Store apps, error code 0x80072F8F

Puzzling. Tends to suggest permissions errors or other corruption.

As a matter of routine, please run these basic checks.
a. Check your disk e.g.
HD Tune (free) Health and Error scan tabs (e.g. from Softpedia).
b. If ok, run
chkdsk c: /scan
from an admin command or Powershell prompt
c. if ok, run
SFC /SCANNOW
similarly

Report the summary results.

What is the status of these services?

 

Windows Store - error code: 0x80240438

Store Windows 10. Error code 0x80240438

***Subject edited for clarity by the moderator.***